#8FA9CE#8FA9CE

#8FA9CE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.387; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.061 H 257.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8FA9CE
RGB	rgb(143, 169, 206)
HSL	hsl(215, 39%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(215, 31%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.6%, 18%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.51, -0.34, -21.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.51, 21.75, 269.11°)
OKLab	oklab(72.82% -0.0136 -0.0598)
OKLCH	oklch(72.82% 0.061 257.2)
XYZ	xyz(36.6530, 38.6704, 63.9135)
Luminance	0.3867 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8FA9CE #CEB48F

analogous

#8FC8CE #8FA9CE #948FCE

triadic

#8FA9CE #CE8FA9 #A9CE8F

tetradic

#8FA9CE #CE8FC8 #CEB48F #8FCE94

square

#8FA9CE #CE8FC8 #CEB48F #8FCE94

split-complementary

#8FA9CE #CE948F #C8CE8F

monochromatic

#456A9E #6488BB #8FA9CE #BACAE1 #E4EAF3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.40

#8FA9CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.73

#8FA9CE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8FA9CE

8.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8FA9CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8FA9CE	1.00	2.40	8.73	8.73
#FFFFFF	2.40	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.73	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.73	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9CABD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#95A4CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7DB1B5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A7A7A7

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8fa9ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 169, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.061 257.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1c2dd',
    500: '#8fa9ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8fa9ce;
$custom-light: #b1c2dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8fa9ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 169,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.238,
    "s": 39.13,
    "l": 68.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7282,
    "c": 0.06132,
    "h": 257.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.38672
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8FA9CE

secondary

#E6DED3

accent

#7E33B2

background

#FBFBFD

surface

#F6F7FB

border

#D0D0D4

text

#111215

muted

#808183

Preview Lab

Preview with #8FA9CE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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